A free copy of Deltagraph. Why did I pay around $300 dollars for a copy of Deltagraph in addition to the thousands I've already paid for SPSS if you are giving Deltagraph away for free?

Doug

> -----Original Message----- > From: McNeilly, Russ [SMTP:rmcneill@SPSS.COM] > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 10:22 AM > To: SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU > Subject: Reply from SPSS RE: spss pivot tables look like crap > > SPSS'ers > > SPSS offers a VIP CD, which you can request > from SALES@SPSS.COM. It includes evaluation versions of > 2 dozen SPSS products, PLUS a FREE copy of Deltagraph, > with which you can certainly create graphs from your > SPSS analysis, and do 'freehand drawing' on graphs, including > notations, arrows, etc. > > Further, regarding notations in SPSS, we're glad to hear > you're pushing the pivot tables and interactive graphs > to their limit. > > As far as making what you want to show and present readily > apparent, annotation and highlighting and coloring features > are in the pivot tables and interactive graphs. > > However, this won't address what seems to be what you > really want-- freehand 'drawing' on a graph or table. > This will not likely be a capability in tables due to > software architecture issues but we'll consider it. > This is possible in the SPSS Interactive Graph architecture, > but we will have to prioritize this functionality into the > product planning process. We'll certainly give > it consideration. > > That's why I am copying SUGGEST@SPSS.COM. > Suggest@spss.com is directly recieved by the SPSS VP of > Product Planning, and all suggestions are promptly repied > to. So, in future if you have an idea, please send > it to suggest@spss.com. > > I hope these solutions help. > > Russ McNeilly > Sr. Market Manager > Corporate Marketing > SPSS Inc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Stachura [mailto:jstachura@nettally.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 8:18 PM > To: SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU > Subject: Re: spss pivot tables look like crap > > > Ditto. > My customers are "commercial" marketing directors and looks are > everything. > Besides the slower performance of v.9 and the total crap that came out as > TextSmart and DataEntryStation and Builder, I am just about totally fed up > with > SPSS. > You are so right... why can't I even add a simple few arrows and notations > to > graphs in the NINTH version of a piece of software? > Anybody know SAS's URL. Maybe I should go back to just using Quattro. > > Clarke Harris wrote: > > > Daniel J Francis wrote in message ... > > > > I could not agree with you more, but this goes to the subject of my > recent > > post on this list (unanswered)...why in heavens names did SPSS not > provide > > for the annotation of graphics and Tables (such as drawing > arrows...major > > lines of text etc) on their new Base 9 release!! I will more likely than > not > > have to give up the use of SPSS next year over this very issue....my > bosses > > want and expect this capability!!! Clarke Harris in Florida